Why Eels' The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is the one album you should hear this week – video review

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Alexis Petridis recommends the 11th album by Eels, a self-lacerating look at the relationship-related 'assholery' of singer-songwriter Mark Oliver Everett. Although the tone might be dark, Everett's musical touch is deft and – whisper it – the album might even end on a note of cautious optimism